Novelty matching game

ABSTRACT

A novelty matching game in the form of a rotatable hoop structure which is fitted on the head of a player. Waxed strings fastened to the hoop are loosely fastened individually at their free ends to round buttons. Pictures of personages or events may be individually marked on the buttons. The buttons are formed of ferrous material and may be attracted to magnetic fingers, each fastened on a plastic spoke tied to a belt wrapped around the waist of the player.

United States Patent Gerechter Au 26 1975 [54] NOVELTY MATCHING GAME2,960,793 l1/l960 Van Cleave 273/DlG. l7

3, l 84,884 5/1965 Petrucelli [76] Inventor: Ruth Margaret Gerechter,1075 3,774,910 11/1973 Walker, Jr. 273/1310. 19

Space Park Way No. 19, Mountain Vlew Cahf' 94040 Primary ExaminerPaul E.Shapiro [22] Filed: June 3, 1974 Attorney, Agar j, or Firm-Howard I.Podell [2l] Appl. No.: 475,890

[57] ABSTRACT 52 us. 01 273/1 M; 46/47; 272/80- A novelty matching gamein the form of a rotatable 273/DIG 273/DIG 19 hoop structure which isfitted on the head of a player. 51 Int. c1. A63F 9/00; A63F 9/06 WaxedStrings fastened to the hoop are loosely 5 Field of Search 273/ M, 1 R71 E DIG 7 tened individualiy at their free ends 110 round bLltlOIlS.273/DIG 46/47 51 272/8O Pictures of personages or events may beindividually marked on the buttons. The buttons are formed of fer- [56]References Cited rous material and may be attracted to magnetic fin-UNITED STATES PATENTS gers, each fastened on a plastic spoke tied to abelt wrapped around the waist of the player. 1,141,434 6/1915 Tosta Q.46/52 2,051,366 8/1936 Catron 272/80 2 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures NOVELTYMATCHING GAME SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION My invention is a novelty toy andgame in which a rotatable hoop structure is fitted about the head of aplayer, with waxed strings fastened to the horn that that are tied toindividual magnetic-attractable buttons. The player is also fitted witha belt, to which short spokes are tied, with each spoke fastened to anindividual magnetic finger that may attract a button fastened to thehoop structure.

Rotation of the hoop causes the buttons to swirl about the belt and as aparticular button becomes aligned with a magnetic finger attached to thebelt, the button is captured by the finger.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The objects and features of theinvention may be understood with reference to the following detaileddescription of an illustrative embodiment of the invention, takentogether with the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of the invention in use;

FIG. 2 illustrates a plan view of the hoop of the invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of the headband of the invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a fragmentary sectional view of the bearing of thehoop; and

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of the waistband of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Turning now descriptively to thedrawing, in which similar reference characters denote similar elementsthroughout the several views, FIGS. 1-5 show a player 10, about whosehead 31 is fitted a rotatable hoop 22 fastened to a headband 17 by asupport rod 19. An elastic belt 27 is fitted about the waist 32 of theplayer 10.

Waxed strings 13 are fastened to the rim 33 of the hoop 22. Anindividual button 11 is detachably fastened to the free end of eachwaxed string 13. Each button 11 is made of a ferrous metal or othermagnetic attractable material and the button may be marked on its facewith a picture of a famous person or a familiar object.

Short spokes 12 are fastened to the belt 27, at the free ends of whichare attached fingers 14 formed of magnetic material. Each finger 14 isof a shape to magnetically attract and retain a button 11 that is in itsproximity.

The rim 33 of hoop 22 is fastened by spokes 23 to a bearing 24 which isrotatably fitted to the end 21 of support rod 19 and held in place bynut 26 which mates with the threaded end 21 of rod 19.

Rod 19 is joined at its lower end to a band 18 running over the top ofthe head 31 of the player 10, and joined at each end to the head band 17mounted about the head 31.

In operation, the hoop 22 is rotated, swinging the attached buttons 11about the player 10. As the rotation of the hoop 22 slows down, thebuttons 11 come close to the fingers 14 attached to the belt 27 and someof the buttons 11 may be captured by some of the fingers l4, detachingsuch buttons 11 from their waxed string 13.

Individual fingers 14 may be marked to match the markings of the buttons11 and points may be scored by the players based on the quantity ofbuttons 11 captured and retained by fingers l4, and by the degree ofmatch between the marking of a finger 14 which captures a button 11.

Since obvious changes may be made in the specific embodiment of theinvention described herein, such modifications being within the spiritand scope of the invention claimed, it is indicated that all mattercontained herein is intended as illustrative and not as limiting inscope.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A toy in the form of a rotatable hoop, together with buttons whichare individually tied by strings to the rim of the hoop, said hoop beingrotatably mounted on a support rod which is fixed to a headbandadaptable to be worn about the head of a player, in which the toyincludes a belt adaptable to be worn about the players waist, withfinger members individually tied by strings to the belt, each saidfinger member shaped to latch onto a button which may be adjacent to thefinger.

2. The combination as recited in claim 1 in which each button is formedof magnetic attractable material and each finger is formed of magneticmaterial.

1. A toy in the form of a rotatable hoop, together with buttons whichare individually tied by strings to the rim of the hoop, said hoop beingrotatably mounted on a support rod which is fixed to a headbandadaptable to be worn about the head of a player, in which the toyincludes a belt adaptable to be worn about the player''s waist, withfinger members individually tied by strings to the belt, each saidfinger member shaped to latch onto a button which may be adjacent to thefinger.
 2. The combination as recited in claim 1 in which each button isformed of magnetic attractable material and each finger is formed ofmagnetic material.